Ahead of his first CELINE show -- complete with premium art book invitation -- creative director Hedi Slimane has sat down for a rare interview. The wide-ranging conversation with French newspaper Le Figaro sees Slimane discuss everything from his decision to live in L.A., his decision to drop the accent from CELINE and how the label will be different from under his predecessor, Phoebe Philo.

Elsewhere in the interview, Slimane also reveals his personal motto ("holding up. No matter the...